Event #5: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-03-2013 00:05 UTC-7

Another Big One for Tong

donpeters

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha-8

Kristopher Tong raised on the button, and Mike Gorodinsky made the call from the big blind. The flop came down , and Gorodinsky checked. Tong bet, and Gorodinsky called.

The turn was the , and Gorodinsky checked. Tong bet, and Gorodinsky check-raised. Tong called.

The river was the , and Gorodinsky checked. Tong fired a bet, and Gorodinsky made the call.

Tong showed the for two pair, aces and deuces, with an ace-four low. Gorodinsky mucked and dropped back to under one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	2,005,000 300,000	300,000
Mike Gorodinsky	800,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Mike Gorodinsky

06-03-2013 00:14 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Getting Shorter

tayke2

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha-8

Mike Gorodinsky raised it up on the button, and Kristopher Tong made the call. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the , and this time, Tong led out. Gorodinsky called, and both players checked the on the river.

Tong tabled for a pair of queens, and Gorodinsky peaked down at his hole cards, thought for a few moments, then kicked them in. After losing that pot, Gorodinsky is down to 550,000, which is just under seven big bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	2,255,000 250,000	250,000
Mike Gorodinsky	550,000 -250,000	-250,000

06-03-2013 00:17 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Gets A Lot Back

donpeters

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha-8

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Mike Gorodinsky check-raised a bet from Kristopher Tong. Tong called, and the river completed the board with the . Gorodinsky bet, and Tong called.

Gorodinsky turned over the for a full house, jacks full of nines, and Tong mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	1,855,000 -400,000	-400,000
Mike Gorodinsky	950,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Mike Gorodinsky

06-03-2013 00:28 UTC-7

Trip Deuces Crush Gorodinsky

donpeters

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Stud-8

Mike Gorodinsky	() / / ()
Kristopher Tong	() / / ()

On third street, Kristopher Tong brought in, Mike Gorodinsky completed, then Tong raised. Gorodinsky called. Then on fourth and fifth street, Gorodinsky check-called a bet from Tong. On sixth street, both players checked. Gorodinsky then check-called a final bet from Tong.

Tong showed the from the hole, and Gorodinsky mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	2,485,000 630,000	630,000
Mike Gorodinsky	320,000 -630,000	-630,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Mike Gorodinsky

06-03-2013 00:39 UTC-7

Tong Folds on Seventh

tayke2

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Stud-8

Tong: / /
Gorodinsky: / /

Kristopher Tong brought in, and Mike Gorodinsky raised it up. Tong made the call, and Gorodinsky proceeded to bet the entire way. Tong called all the way until the final card, when he reluctantly folded, giving the nice sized pot to Gorodinsky.

After that one, Gorodinsky has battled back to 720,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	2,080,000 -405,000	-405,000
Mike Gorodinsky	725,000 405,000	405,000

06-03-2013 00:42 UTC-7

And Tong Takes Some Back

tayke2

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha-8

Mike Gorodinsky called on the button, and Kristopher Tong raised it up. Gorodinsky called, and the flop came down . Tong bet out, and Gorodinsky called. The hit the turn, and this time Tong check called a bet. The river was the , and both players checked. Tong grimaced, and table for the nuts. Gorodinsky shook his head and mucked, dropping him back down to 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	2,405,000 325,000	325,000
Mike Gorodinsky	400,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Mike Gorodinsky

06-03-2013 00:42 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Fighting Back To Nearly 1M

donpeters

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha-8

From the button, Kristopher Tong raised. Mike Gorodinsky made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked. The turn was the , and Gorodinsky bet. Tong called. The river was the , and Gorodinsky bet. Tong folded, and Gorodinsky won the pot.

Two hands later, Tong limped the button, Gorodinsky raised from the big blind, and Tong called to see the flop come down . Both players checked.

The turn was the , and Gorodinsky fired a bet. Tong put in a raise, and Gorodinsky made the call. The river then completed the board with the , and both players checked.

Gorodinsky showed the , and Tong mucked.

With these two pots, Gorodinsky has moved back to nearly one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	1,860,000 -545,000	-545,000
Mike Gorodinsky	945,000 545,000	545,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Mike Gorodinsky

06-03-2013 00:54 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Takes Lead by Dominating Stud-8

tayke2

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Stud-8

Tong: / FOLD
Gorodinsky: /

Mike Gorodinsky has absolutely dominated this last round of stud-8, so much so that he has now taken the chip lead. In the first hand, Kristopher Tong brought in, and Gorodinsky raised it up. Tong then three bet it, and Gorodinsky called. On fourth street, Gorodinsky fired out, and Tong called. When Gorodinsky bet fifth, Tong shook his head, revealed in the hole, and folded his hand.

Tong: / /
Gorodinsky: / /

A couple of hands later, Tong brought in, and Gorodinsky raised it up. Tong called, and checked on fourth street. Gorodinsky fired out, and Tong check raised him. From that point on, Tong bet out every single street, and Gorodinsky called him down the whole way. When he was called on seventh, Tong simply gave up, mucking his hand without showing. Gorodinsky scooped the pot, and after that one, he has now taken the chip lead with 1.525 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	1,880,000 935,000	935,000

Kristopher Tong	925,000 -935,000	-935,000

Level: 28

Limits: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

06-03-2013 01:16 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Can Taste It

donpeters

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Omaha-8

Kristopher Tong raised from the button, Mike Gorodinsky reraised from the big bling, Tong made it four bets to go, and Gorodinsky called.

The flop came down , and Gorodinsky checked. After Tong bet, Gorodinsky check-raised. Tong called.

The turn was the , and Gorodinsky bet. Tong raised, and Gorodinsky made the call.

The river completed the board with the , and Gorodinsky bet. Tong called.

Gorodinsky showed the , and Tong showed the . Gorodinsky's hand was best, and he won the pot to knock Tong all the way back down to 215,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	2,590,000 635,000	635,000

Kristopher Tong	215,000 -635,000	-635,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Mike Gorodinsky